Stretford and Urmston (UK Parliament constituency)

Stretford and Urmston is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Kate Green, a member of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Stretford and Urmston
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Stretford and Urmston in Greater Manchester
Location of Greater Manchester within England
CountyGreater Manchester
Electorate70,520 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsStretford, Urmston
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentKate Green (Labour)
Number of membersOne
Created fromDavyhulme, Stretford

History

It has been represented by the Labour Party since its creation in 1997, originally by Beverley Hughes, who stood down at the 2010 general election. Stretford and Urmston was created from significant parts of the former constituencies of Davyhulme - whose last member was the Conservative Winston Churchill (grandson of the former Prime Minister) and Stretford - whose last member was Tony Lloyd (Labour) who chaired the party while later the member for Manchester Central and was elected, Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester in 2012 and since 2017, MP for Rochdale.[2]

Boundaries

1997–2004: The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford wards of Bucklow, Clifford, Davyhulme East, Davyhulme West, Flixton, Longford, Park, Stretford, Talbot, and Urmston.

2004–present: The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford wards of Bucklow-St. Martins, Clifford, Davyhulme East, Davyhulme West, Flixton, Gorse Hill, Longford, Stretford, and Urmston.

This is one of three seats in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford and covers its north and west. As of 2000, the total electorate for the constituency was 72,414.[3]

Constituency profile

The Conservatives are strongest in the affluent suburbs of Davyhulme and Flixton, whereas Urmston is often a marginal battle between them and Labour. In the 2018 and 2019 Local Elections, Labour won every ward in the constituency for the first time ever, gaining Flixton and both Davyhulme wards. These were crucial seats in terms of giving them control of Trafford Council in May 2019. The rest of the wards, which include Stretford and its suburbs, and the areas of Carrington and Partington (Bucklow-St Martins) are strongly Labour. There is significant commercial activity in the north-east of the seat along the ship canal at Trafford Park, which also includes the Trafford Centre, opened in 1998 and is one of the largest shopping centres in the UK.

The seat is also home to Manchester United's Old Trafford football ground as well as the cricket ground of the same name.

The constituency is of approximately average scale in area for Greater Manchester, featuring several green spaces and is convenient for workers in both the cities of Salford and Manchester. It is also one of the only borough in Greater Manchester to retain state-funded Grammar Schools, two of which, Stretford Grammar and Urmston Grammar, are in this seat, with the rest being in Altrincham in the neighbouring seat.

As to other parties, the Liberal Democrats and UKIP are to date the only parties to have achieved the retention of deposit threshold of 5% of the vote, the former achieving a peak vote share of 16.9% in 2010.

Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 higher the regional average of 4.4%, at 4.6% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian. This in turn is higher than the national average at the time of 3.8%[4]

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[5] Party
1997 Beverley Hughes Labour
2010 Kate Green Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Stretford and Urmston[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Kate Green 30,195 60.3 -6.5
Conservative Mussadak Mirza 13,778 27.5 ±0.0
Liberal Democrats Anna Fryer 2,969 5.9 +3.9
Brexit Party Gary Powell 1,768 3.5 N/A
Green Jane Leicester 1,357 2.7 +1.4
Majority 16,417 32.8 -6.5
Turnout 50,067 69.4 -0.6
Labour hold Swing -3.3
General election 2017: Stretford and Urmston[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Kate Green 33,519 66.8 +13.7
Conservative Lisa Cooke 13,814 27.5 -0.3
UKIP Andrew Beaumont 1,094 2.2 -8.7
Liberal Democrats Anna Fryer 1,001 2.0 -0.9
Green Michael Ingleson 641 1.3 -3.4
Christian Peoples Alliance Rose Doman 122 0.2 N/A
Majority 19,705 39.3 +14.1
Turnout 50,191 70.0 +3.2
Labour hold Swing +7.0
General election 2015: Stretford and Urmston[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Kate Green 24,601 53.0 +4.4
Conservative Lisa Cooke 12,916 27.8 -0.8
UKIP Kalvin Chapman 5,068 10.9 +7.6
Green Geraldine Coggins 2,187 4.7 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Louise Ankers 1,362 2.9 -14.0
Whig Paul Bradley-Law 169 0.4 N/A
Population Party UK Paul Carson 83 0.2 N/A
Majority 11,685 25.2 +5.3
Turnout 46,386 66.8 +2.7
Labour hold Swing +2.6
General election 2010: Stretford and Urmston[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Kate Green 21,821 48.6 –2.8
Conservative Alex Williams 12,886 28.7 –1.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Cook 7,601 16.9 +3.0
UKIP David Owen 1,508 3.4 +1.1
Green Margaret Westbrook 916 2.0 +2.0
Christian Samuel Jacob 178 0.4 +0.4
Majority 8,935 19.9 -0.7
Turnout 44,910 64.1 +2.6
Labour hold Swing –0.7

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Stretford and Urmston[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Beverley Hughes 19,417 51.0 –10.1
Conservative Damian Hinds 11,566 30.4 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Faraz Bhatti 5,323 14.0 +4.0
Respect Mark Krantz 950 2.5 +2.5
UKIP Michael McManus 845 2.2 +2.2
Majority 7,851 20.6
Turnout 38,101 61.5 +6.7
Labour hold Swing –6.7
General election 2001: Stretford and Urmston[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Beverley Hughes 23,836 61.1 +2.6
Conservative Jonathan D. Mackie 10,565 27.1 –3.4
Liberal Democrats John R. Bridges 3,891 10.0 +1.8
Independent Katie Price 713 1.8 N/A
Majority 13,271 34.0
Turnout 39,005 54.8 –14.9
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Stretford and Urmston[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Beverley Hughes 28,480 58.5 N/A
Conservative John Gregory 14,840 30.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats John R. Bridges 3,978 8.2 N/A
Referendum Caroline Dore 1,397 2.9 N/A
Majority 13,640 28.0 N/A
Turnout 48,695 69.7 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
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See also

Notes and references
Notes
  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
  1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. Beverley Hughes to stand down as MP at general election, The Daily Telegraph, 2009-06-02, retrieved 2 June 2009
  3. "Final Recommendations for Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in Greater Manchester", Boundary Commission for England (North West), Boundary Commission for England, 2006-07-19, archived from the original on 30 September 2007, retrieved 3 April 2007
  4. Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  5. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
  6. "Statement of persons nominated" (PDF).
  7. Stretford & Urmston Parliamentary constituency, bbc.co.uk, 13 December 2019, retrieved 14 December 2019
  8. "Stretford & Urmston parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  9. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. "Stretford & Urmston". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  11. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. Stretford and Urmston, Guardian.co.uk, retrieved 7 April 2010
  13. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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